Category Archives: Politics

Coronavirus can be lethal, but all it’s done is place me in an anti-social, nihilistic bubble

Posted on 29/05/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Initially I was blithe about Coronavirus, ‘Oh what’s this, another strain of that bird flu or that Sars thingy? So what?’ For a layman such as myself underestimating Covid-19 at the start was defensible. Doing so now is absolutely fucking … Continue reading →

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Tired of politics? #Me too

Posted on 30/09/2019 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

My political engagement has waned in recent times. Is my assimilation into the capitalist matrix complete and was it always inevitable? Clearly cynical concerns have asserted prominence at the expense of altruistic diligence; be it training to (hopefully) improve my … Continue reading →

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How to play the long game in 2019, just wait

Posted on 30/01/2019 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Last spring I wanted the SNP to agitate for another independence referendum then and there. It would’ve been as catastrophically ill-judged as Brexit’s turning out to be. Can you keep the heid while your opponent loses theirs and parse things … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alex Salmond, Brexit, Britishness, EU, Good Friday Agreement, Hitler, Jeremy Corbyn is a useless twat, Keep the Heid, No Deal, Northern Ireland, Omnishambles is a great word, People’s Vote, Pink Elephant, Rab C Nesbitt, Scotland, SNP, The Heebie Jeebie, Waiting, Wales | Leave a comment

Fuck Brexit, play Yakuza 0

Posted on 29/11/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

For the last two years the hard line Leavers were defiantly ignorant of Britain’s weak hand, the technical complexities of withdrawal agreements and the true logistic and economic costs of importing and exporting with the your largest trading partner after … Continue reading →

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The 2018 World Cup – but do I give a fuck?

Posted on 13/06/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve never experienced such disinterest on the eve of a World Cup before – and it’s made me wonder why. I refute that it’s due to Russia hosting it. Yes, there’s good reasons why that should matter; it’s a country … Continue reading →

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